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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 6, 1996 6 Paul Czech, Springsted, presented the outline of the Fiscal Analysis Study as part of the 1-94 plan to the 1-94 Task Force. There was discussion about the existing property tax system in Minnesota being used as a constant for projecting future revenues and expenditures. The Council changed the following assumptions: The term of the study will be from 1997 through 2015 and to predict the future of the property tax system on residential and commercial. M/S/P Hunt/Johnston - to authorize expenditure of $11,850 for a contract, as amended, with Springsted for a fiscal analysis study of the 1-94 corridor. (Motion passed 5-0). F. Planning Commission volunteer for City-wide survey Planning Commission member, Tom Armstrong, volunteered to serve on the City-wide survey sub- committee. Councilman DeLapp volunteered as the City Council's representative to this sub -committee. M/S/P Hunt/Johnston - to appoint Steve DeLapp as the Council's representative to the City -Wide survey sub -committee to meet with Tom Armstrong, and the City Planner to determine if there are any other City volunteers interested in serving. (Motion passed 5-0). G. Minnesota Deign Team Update The Minnesota Design Team will make a follow-up visit on Monday, August 19,1996 at :30 p.m. The Design Team would like to find out If the vision for Lake Elmo has remained and how the City has implemented the vision. The Council asked the Planner to check to see if the VFW would be available. H. Imation Proposal Planner Terwedo meet with representatives from Imation and talked about their development in Oakdale and the impact on Lake Elmo, the general future of the entire area, land uses, transportation and wetlands. 9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None 10. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT: None 11. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS: Council member Conlin reported at the last Council meeting she reported Planning Commission members have approached her about the possibility of visiting Overland Park in Kansas City. Conlin provided costs for a trip to Overland Park in Kansas City. M/S/P DeLapp/Hunt - that the Council finds this trip to Overland Park in Kansas City as a benefit to the City and to make further progress on selecting a group of approx. 6 to make the trip and set dates and an itinerary. (Motion passed 5-0). Council member DeLapp reviewed the tape of May 21, 1996 Council meeting when street widths were discussed for the Open Space Ordinance and found this item was dropped. M/S/P DeLapp/Hunt - to direct the Planner to reopen road widths section of the Open Space Ordinance in order to address comments in Chapter 11, of Randall Arrendt's book and to visit the Lake Elmo Regional Park to look at the street widths there and talk to the park people to find out how they are working out and come back with an alternative proposal. (Motion passed 3-2:Johnston, Conlin: Revisiting street widths is not justified).